SELECTED DRAWINGS
Drawing is a vital component of my design process and a skill that I’m always looking to improve upon through my work. Drawing by hand, when done slowly, is an opportunity for deep observation of and immersion in the landscape. This deep level of engagement through drawing allows a designer to understand and appreciate, to a greater extent, the form, meaning, materiality, and experience of landscape than can be achieved through digital drawing alone.
Drawing quickly, on the other hand, is an efficient way of putting thoughts and ideas into space. It’s a tool for developing details, structuring narratives, and expressing forms. This quick expression through drawing allows a designer to generate several potential solutions in a compressed period of time.
Every project I’ve ever worked on as a designer has begun with a drawing. During my graduate studies, I’ve strived to push my drawing abilities through experimentation with a variety of media and approaches to representation. Drawing with pen, pencil, marker, and watercolor has been a continuosly informative practice for my design work and is a skill I look forward to expanding further throughout my professional career.